Legal Opinion
Ex Parte Freeman
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Decided November 15, 1972No. 44712PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ONION, Presiding Judge.
This is a post conviction application for a writ of habeas corpus brought under the provisions of Article 11.07, Vernon’s Ann. C.C.P.
Petitioner urges this court to order that he be granted credit for the time spent in custody of the authorities of the State of Texas from the time he was arrested until the time his death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment, including the time he was committed to the Rusk State Hospital.
The record reflects that petitioner has been in continuous confinement since his arrest on June 17, 1957. The commutation was granted on…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Charles David Robinson v. Dr. George J. Beto, Director, Texas Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Joseph N. Gremillion v. C. Murray Henderson, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Ex Parte LeforsCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1957
- Freeman v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1958
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Laden v. WardenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1975
- Arthur Jackson, Jr. v. State of Alabama, Jasper Lee Cooks v. Circuit Court of Mobile CountyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Ex Parte EsquivelCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
- Fisher v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1974
- Ex Parte EnriquezCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
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